Auto Obsessed here there are dozens of dressings in the market that we can use to get the tires
black at the end of a car wash in this video we'll review CarPro’s new long lasting tire
coating Blackout. CarPro claims this coating is more durable it's a longer-lasting alternative
to conventional water-based tire dressings so how does Blackout go onto the tires how does it look
and does it actually work as advertised let's find out why do detailers both professional and at home
take the time to dress the tires at the end of a detail tires touch the road and get filthy brown
with dirt brake dust and UV fading and brown tires look awful dirty brown tires really drag down the
look of the car or truck and dressing the tires makes them look black we definitely want the tires
to look black instead of brown dressings also add some protection to the tire so it can resist some
of the dirt and fading that occurs when the car is driven or parked outside further that protection
makes it easier to clean the tire during a wash so lots of benefits to doing a tire dressing
there are many tire dressings on the market most water-based tire dressings give great looks
to the rubber there's no doubt about that but the drawback with most dressings is longevity how long
the dressing product can effectively last on the tire most products on the market will be great for
three or four weeks sometimes even six weeks but if we upgrade from a simple
dressing to a full-fledged coating then we can get months of effective protection
possibly three or four months what else do we get from a tire coating that dressings don't deliver
well the coating should have a strong bond to the rubber so it's going to be easier to clean
you won't need to scrub as long or as hard to get the dirt off the tire it'll have hydrophobic
water beading and it'll resist chemicals salts and brushing and scrubbing so it'll stay in place even
after multiple washings it'll be durable CarPro is rating this product at around the six month mark
plus or minus now let's talk about the application like all long lasting coating products preparing
the surface is key poorly prepped surfaces won't give a strong bond with the coating
which will compromise the long-term life of the coating wash the tire rubber with CarPro Multi X
all-purpose cleaner and scrub with a brush you're going to let it dry completely
to apply the product open the bottle drop a line of Blackout onto the included foam applicator
rub the applicator over the sidewall of the tire get a good consistent uniform coverage
all over the rubber use the extended corner of the applicator to get the coating on the
inner lip of the tire the bead where the rubber meets the outer rim of the wheel this is the
first application obviously we can see a darkening effect the first layer of the coating has brought
the tire rubber from a medium gray brown to a much darker black one or two hours later second coat
the second coat is definitely necessary you can see how the second application is filling in the
fine textures on the side wall even more getting that rubber all the way to a deep satisfying black
we are finding that it's useful to repeatedly sweep the foam back and forth over the tire a
number of times if you don't brush the coating over the rubber well enough
there will be blotches or areas where the coating is over applied
or under applied and that makes the tire look blotchy and inconsistent
so do give yourself an extra minute or two on each tire to really smooth the tire coating out
back and forth with the applicator to get that consistent even coverage over the entire sidewall
let it dry for 12 hours for best results don't get the tires wet until the coating has set and
cured onto the rubber a major factor for those of you wanting to use a tire dressing and tire
coating is the look what if anything does this product do to improve the look of my tires
wow black with a satin gloss nice sheen not super slick or greasy which is good as most car owners
do not want that wet dripping grease look the blackout coating adds a bit of sharpness to the
tire you can see how the edge of the lettering and the other artwork on the tire is highlighted
by the coating I’d say this is a little more than satin to my eye this is fairly glossy but
certainly not all the way into greasy glossy territory however after a couple days the
gloss does tone down here we're looking at the tires five days after application and you can
tell that the gloss level has settled from that initial high gloss look into a nice satin look
so CarPro has really nailed that nice low gloss satin look with this coating
it's not flat or all the way matte it has a nice sheen not too glossy it's very nice
how well does CarPro Blackout rate well let's start with the ease of application
this is a coating product so you have to take a little care in cleaning and drying the tire before
application and you have to do two coats and it does take a little bit of time rubbing the foam
applicator over the tire to achieve a consistent uniform coverage over the entire sidewall it's not
the end of the world and it's not difficult but it's certainly more involved than your standard
tire dressing next the value which we gauge as a function of price longevity and volume today a
50ml bottle of CarPro Blackout is $74.00 Canadian dollars and we're seeing that 50ml is enough to do
two coats on eight tires that's two coats for two cars we don't have real world durability data on
this coating just yet we'll keep you updated with our results here in the future but if we
get six months of effective service from this coding then that would be about $6.00 per month
per car and in my opinion that's worth it which brings us to the next variable longevity
how long does CarPro Blackout actually last on daily driven tires we'll update you in one month
two months and three months with new videos to show how well the coating stands up to use in time
and lastly looks this definitely makes the rubber black a good deep consistent black that's what we
want to see for tires also it's dry to the touch it's not sloppy oily greasy looking dressing
blackout creates a very crisp sharp satin finish it has a very good bond on the rubber
there's no sling the coating does not sling off the tire onto the side of the car when driving
overall it's a very nice look so we'll give it an a plus for looks the products needed to install
the CarPro Blackout Tire Coating we're going to use the CarPro Multi X all-purpose cleaner this
is a critical step in preparing the rubber and making a perfect base for the coating afterwards
so we're going to start out with CarPro Multi X this is the all purpose cleaner this is going
to take off silicones old tire dressings dirt grime etc. you use the dilute bottle to mix the
Multi X and also spray it onto the tire we need a good strong tire brush something to get into
the lettering and all the little intricacies of the tire to make sure that everything is being
cleaned we need some gloves for protection the applicator is also included in the box
so you basically this is everything you need to install the CarPro Blackout coating. CarPro
Blackout and all the appropriate products for application are available in store or online at
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videos on our CarPro Blackout testing so you won't want to miss that and thank you for watching